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| Fernando Olguin | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Station: | Los Angeles - Spring Street, CA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 12/17/2012 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Jacqueline Nguyen |
| Past post: | Central District of California, Magistrate Judge |
| Past term: | 07/23/2001 - 12/17/2012 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Harvard, 1985 |
| Law School: | U. of California, Berkeley Law, J.D., 1989 |
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Fernando M. Olguin is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2012 after an appointment from Barack Obama. At the time of his appointment, he was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was appointed to this position on July 23, 2001.[1] On May 14, 2012 President Barack Obama nominated Geraci to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[2]
Early life and education
Judge Olguin received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1985 and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1989.[1]
Professional career
Judge Olguin began his career as a law clerk for Senior Judge Muecke of the District of Arizona. He worked in this position until 1991. In 1994, he became the National Director of the Education Program for the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The following year he joined the firm Traber, Voorhees & Olguin as a partner. He worked in this capacity until his appointment to the District Court in 2001. [1]
Judicial appointment
Federal judicial nomination
Obama nominated Judge Fernando Olguin to the United States District Court for the Central District of California to fill the vacancy left by Jacqueline Nguyen.[2] Obama commented on the nomination, stating, “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench. They will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United States District Court.”[3]
He was rated Substantial Majority Qualified; Minority Not Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2012 and you can find his Committee Questionnaire Available Here and his Questions for the Record Available Here.[4]
On December 17, 2012 the United States Senate confirmed Fernando Olguin to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the Central District of California with a voice vote.[5][6]
See also
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
External links
- Magistrate Judges of the Central District of California
- Central District of California: Judges' Procedures and Schedules
References
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| Preceded by: Jacqueline Nguyen |
Central District of California 2012–Current |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
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